Spaceflight Life Support and Biospherics (Space Technology Library, V. 5) - Softcover

Peter Eckart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1881883043 ISBN 13: 9781881883043

Publisher: Springer, 1997

Synopsis

Spaceflight Life Support and Biospherics is the introduction to space life support systems and artificial ecosystems that has so far been lacking. It is a source of information for everyone involved in the life support system design and development process -- engineers, scientists, and students -- as well as all those who are simply interested in this existing discipline. The structure of this book is such that it gives step-by-step answers to the basic questions concerning life support systems on any scale -- from small microbial systems to the Earth's biosphere: + Why life support system development and biosphere research? + How does our natural life support system, the biosphere, work? + What are the environmental conditions for life support systems in space? + What are the fundamental terms and requirements of life support? + Which physicochemical life support subsystems currently exist? + Which are the potential bioregenerative life support technologies of the future? + What are life support systems of future planetary habitats going to look like? + What are the experiences of the largest artificial ecosystem -- Biosphere 2? + What are the potential terrestrial benefits of life support development?

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Review

' ... may well become a standard textbook, for the pioneers of our first home beyond Earth.' Arthur C. Clarke, CBE, Colombo, Sri Lanka ' The book provides a very concise and pleasing summary of what is known and what is needed for the further development of life support systems.' Spaceflight, January 1995 ' A book which should be on the desk of every scientist and engineer working on regenerative life support systems.' Dr Donald Henninger, NASA-Johnson Space Center ' ... remarkable book not only covers life support technology ... , but also serves as a primer on principles of ecology and the nature of the space environment. It serves both as a reference for professionals and as an introductory text for those new to the field.' Dr Wendell Mendell, NASA-Johnson Space Center ' I recommend it to all the future aerospace engineers and to the confirmed space engineers who want to be informed about the specific field of space engineering.' --Dr Christian Tamponnet, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1881883043
• ISBN 13: 9781881883043
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 444